þvætta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þvætta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þvætta

t, [Dan. tvætte; an iterative from þvá], to wash; skírðr ok þvættr, Barl. 159. v. l.: in mod. usage mostly vulgar.

2 þvætta

2. metaph. to talk wash, gabble; hvað ertu að þvætta.

Runic Inscription

þᚢᛅᛏᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
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